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O'Mahony Family Crest
O'Mahony Family Crest
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Where did the Irish O'Mahony family come from? What is the Irish O'Mahony family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Mahony family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Mahony family history?

The many Irish surnames in use today have long rich histories behind them. The name O'Mahony originally appeared in Gaelic as O Mathghamhna, which is derived from the word mathghamhan, which means bear. The modern spelling is O Mahúna.

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One must realize that attempting to record a Gaelic name in English was a daunting task. Even today the translation is a difficult one. Accordingly, spelling variations were the norm. Variations found include Mahoney, O'Mahoney, O'Mahony, Mahony and others.

First found in County Cork, where they held a family seat from ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Mahony research. Another 313 words(22 lines of text) covering the year 1014 is included under the topic Early O'Mahony History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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A great wave of Irish migration occurred during the 19th century as a direct result of English colonial rule and tight-fisted absentee landlords. Many of these Irish immigrants boarded passenger ships bound for North America. Those who migrated early enough were given land in either British North America or the United States; those who came in the late 19th century were typically employed in industrial centers as laborers. At whatever age they undertook the dangerous passage to North America, those Irish immigrants were essential to the speedy development of the two infant nations to which they arrived, whether they broke and settled land, helped build canals, bridges, and railroads, or produced products for consumer consumption. An examination of immigration and passenger lists has uncovered a large number of immigrants bearing the name O'Mahony or one of its variants:

O'Mahony Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Daniel O'Mahony, aged 19, who arrived at Ellis Island from Ballinishey, in 1906
  • Hannah O'Mahony, aged 19, who arrived at Ellis Island from Abbeyfeale, Ireland, in 1908
  • Edward O'Mahony, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island from Castleisland, Ireland, in 1910
  • Ellen O'Mahony, aged 25, who arrived at Ellis Island from Kilworth, Ireland, in 1910


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  • John Francis O'Mahony (1816-1877), Irish-born Gaelic scholar and the founding member of the Fenian Brotherhood
  • Aidan O'Mahony (b. 1980), Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Sean O'Mahony (1864-1934), Irish Sinn Finn politician
  • Paudie O'Mahony (b. 1952), Irish retired footballer
  • Duncan O'Mahony (b. 1976), Irish-born, Canadian CFL football punter
  • Gerard "Ged" Anthony O'Mahony (b. 1979), Australian Olympic boxer
  • Daniel O'Mahony (b. 1973), English-born, Irish author


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The O'Mahony Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The O'Mahony Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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